PT-2014-2343 · Libproxy · Libproxy

Vincent Danen · Published 2014-10-27 · Updated 2017-08-29 · CVE-2012-5580

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libproxy version 0.3.1

Description The issue is related to a format string vulnerability in the print proxies function. This could allow attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a proxy name. The vulnerability can be exploited using the http proxy environment variable or a PAC file.

Recommendations For libproxy version 0.3.1, consider restricting access to the print proxies function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using format string specifiers in proxy names to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-5580

Affected Products

Libproxy

References · 9

• 🔥 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=883100 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=791086 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5580 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5580 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5580 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5580 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/56712 · Note
• https://code.google.com/p/libproxy/source/detail?r=475 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80340 · Note